Why

Improve the health and lives of mothers and children under five by expanding access to healthcare, building safe water infrastructure, encouraging economic prosperity, and strengthening health systems.

What

Families who live in impoverished Côtes-de-Fer face many challenges. Most live far from health facilities and receive limited care. To access safe water, some women and children walk two hours or more to reach a water source. Over half of all households lack access to a latrine, making proper sanitation difficult. And since most women never received an education, they have limited economic options to lift their families out of poverty.

To serve these communities, CMMB Haiti introduced CHAMPS, our signature Children and Mothers Partnerships initiative—connecting the people of Côtes-de-Fer with health and development aid that saves lives and builds community resilience. In 2024, a team of 42 ASCPs (community health workers) reached over 8,500 families at home with basic care and support.

Maternal, Child, & Newborn Health

From pregnancy, through childbirth, and into early childhood, we increase healthcare access to achieve better outcomes for mothers and their children. CMMB Haiti’s community health workers encourage pregnant women to attend at least four antenatal visits and to deliver with a skilled provider in a health facility.

Once a child is born, community health workers support critical follow-up care. The new mother is supported, too, with education on caring for her baby.

To prevent early childhood deaths, we follow children through age 5—monitoring them for nutrition and providing deworming medication and Vitamin A. And, we educate parents on the importance of following a vaccine schedule—then provide the scheduled vaccines.